Oxford Rd Holiday Inn wins award

THE Holiday Inn Express which opened on Manchester’s Oxford Road corridor last year has won an award for its design.

The wedge-shaped building, uilt on the site of a for Spar store with empty office space above, has won the Brick Development Association’s award for Best Commercial Building.

The 147-bed hotel, operated by Zinnia Manchester Hotels and built by Russells Construction, had been nominated by Michelmersh Brick Holdings.
It makes the distinctive Blockleys Smooth Black brick  in which the 12-storey building is clad.

It has been designed to completent the industrial aesthetic of nearby structures, particularly the nearby railway arches of Oxford Road train station.

Andrew Russell, managing director of Russells Construction, said: “It’s great to see one of our projects win an award, and it’s particularly satisfying that this is for the brickwork element of the Holiday Inn which was extremely tricky considering the challenges the site posed in terms of access and space.

“The whole team  did a great job in delivering a stunning building and I’m delighted their expertise has been recognised.”